Hyderabad (HITEC City)

Hyderabad’s HITEC City has grown 40% in IT office space since 2020, now housing 1,500 firms including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. It edges ahead of #3 Pune with a 28% higher concentration of global capability centers and a median rent 15% cheaper than the typical rival hub. The talent pool of 700,000 engineers feeds a metro that adds 50,000 tech jobs annually, making it the fastest-growing megacity for digital innovation.